"Stack ranking," a controversial system of rating employees and laying off the poorest performers, has its benefits. That's according to a former Amazon attorney who worked for the company for almost ...

During its employee review process, Microsoft asks managers to adjust individuals' rankings based on where others on the team land to prevent too many from achieving the highest ranking and the pay ...

New internal details from Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) reveal a controversial approach to deciding employee compensation that some insiders liken to the notorious ‘stack ranking’ system. The ...

Amazon has officially integrated its Leadership Principles into employee evaluations for the first time, marking a significant shift in how the company assesses corporate workforce performance. The ...

Look around the office. For any group of five people you can easily figure out which person excels, which three are doing okay, and that leaves the person who’s a slacker by comparison. Microsoft has ...

"Stack ranking" is a controversial system of rating employees and laying off the poorest performers. Attorney Alykhan Sunderji, who spent almost nine years at Amazon, said the system can be helpful.